Quote#Love
It lies not in our power to love or hate
Quote byChristopher Marlowe · 1564–1593
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hero and Leander (published 1598), First Sestiad.
English (original)
It lies not in our power to love or hate, For will in us is overruled by fate.
— Christopher Marlowe
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